Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Manor,rathmore (roscommon By., Killukin Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Manor,rathmore (roscommon By., Killukin Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74179, -8.23987
- SMR number
- RO028-152----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Towards the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 47.6m E-W; 46.2m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.7-5.8m; int. H 0.4-0.8m; ext. H 1.9-2.4m), with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8-8.4m; Wth of base 2.4-3.8m; D 0.55-0.8m) NE-SSE and SSW-NW. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at S, and the fosse has been removed by an WNW-ESE field wall and townland boundary with Manor NW-NE. Rath (RO028-151----) is c. 70m to the E and the bank of ceremonial enclosure (RO028-148002-) at SE is c. 100m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.